Uh OH!!!

This is the result I came up with for Tyler writing...with pen..on the computer monitor. He had scribbled a circle on the right corner of the monitor. I went into panic mode after water wouldn't take it out. I googled it and found out that rubbing alcohol will take it out. So, I got a cotton ball and gently rubbed the screen...yes....success. And we won't have to buy a new monitor. Cory was upset by that. He really wanted a newer, bigger model. Men.

Family Fun

A few weekends ago Cory had some extra time off, so we decided to be a little spontaneous and we went on a mini vacation to Salt Lake City. We wanted to go out of town and relax for a night or two....

OGDEN TRAIN STATION

Our first stop was for Jason. The train Museum in Ogden. He was so excited and happy. He loves trains and his eyes were so bright and cheery the whole time we were there.

Jason and a model train.

Tyler likes trains too!!

Pushing control buttons.

By rail road ties.

There was a little play area that the kids can sit on train cars, Tyler liked this one.

They had a wooden train set set up that Jason loved playing with.

ALL ABOARD!!

The real trains outside.
Jason was afraid to climb on these big, real trains. Tyler loved climbing all over them though

DINOSAUR PARK

Our second stop on our adventures was to the Dinosaur Park. This was mostly for Tyler who loves dinosaurs. We have been here before, but it was just as fun this time around as it was last time. Jason was a little hesitant of the noises, but he soon realized that the dinosaurs weren't real and there was nothing to be afraid of.

The boys...they are so brave standing next to that dinosaur.

Love my Tyler.

Cory and I had a lot of fun too. It wasn't very crowded or very hot, it was a perfect time to come. The boys loved it.

AIRPORT INN

We stayed at the Airport Inn for a really cheap price. We loved our bed though. The kids loved swimming in the pool and after a long day, I couldn't resist taking this picture. They are so cute cuddled up sleeping.

LIBERTY PARK

After a good nights rest, we decided to go to to Liberty Park. We are sure glad we did too.
There was a fun little water park there that we let the kids get soaked in. They had so much fun running through the water and getting wet.

Jason is on the other side of the water.

Here is Tyler climbing on a turtle.

Too bad we didn't know to bring swimming suits.

At another part of the ginormous park, they had a fountain park. Kids were playing all over in the fountains. Part of them were under construction, so they were only able to play in one area. It was sooo neat though. We want to go back.


At this same area, we found the ferris wheel that was filmed in the movie Charly. Tickets were only a dollar to ride, so we all rode on it.

Jason is ready and excited.

Tyler is ready.

Do you see us in the picture?

Tyler looking down at Cory, I couldn't do it. I had motion sickness really bad...I am a wimp.

Tyler turns 6

How on earth did 6 whole years pass....??? Our little bubba had a birthday in Sept. and turned 6. He had a dinosaur themed party and had tons of fun and got lots o fun gifts.

The TRIO batcave.....he loves this set. He has played with it almost daily since he got it.

Another favorite.....The Encyclopedia of the Human Body. Yes, we have a smarty pants on our hands. He loves learning about the body and different body parts and what they do. If you ask him what he wants to be when he grows up, he always says, "A bone doctor." We are encouraging that as much as we can!!! I wanted to be a butterfly and Chinese when I was his age, soooo a bone doctor is really impressive.

Burner

I have know idea what caused this or how I managed to totally burn through the element.....it was wild. We were out of an oven for a week too. I borrowed the neighbors oven once, to make muffins. But ya, this is just crazy.

Labor Day weekend

Over Labor Day weekend, we spent the night at Jenni and Ted's house...in the backyard. The boys have never been camping before so this was a great trial run for us. We had so much fun eating dutch oven, swimming, and playing night games. The sleeping for us didn't go very well. Tyler doesn't like any sort of change, he had a really hard time sleeping in the tent. He kept asking us questions and was tracing the seams on the tent to stay awake. He also kept complaining that he didn't want to wear the jammies I brought for him and he didn't like sleeping bags. I finally had to squeeze my self into his bag with him and hold him till he finally went to sleep. It was 1:00 am by this point. I am glad we got to experiment with it over at Jenni and Ted's house though. It was way fun.

Mom and Dad's tent is by the fence and ours is the orange one.

Jason loved jumping on the the trampoline and having the sprinkler under it.

Fun on the tire swing.

Dad preparing a wonderful dutch oven meal in the fire pit. I love that fire pit.

Swimming at the lake. It was soooo fun to ride in the kayak. The boys just loved it as well.

Tyler loves the water....and was so excited every time he got to go out on the boat.

We also got to go visit with the Hulse family while we were in Stansbury Park. It was nice to visit for a moment and see cute little Caitlyn.